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In total, there are 566 book bans within 21 Florida school districts, according to the analysis.

Several walking, talking books were trailed by about 15 parents and kids in, a parade in Doylestown to cap Banned Books Week, the nationwide celebration of the freedom to read.

The Brooklyn Public Library is offering people aged 13 to 21 free access to banned books through a digital library card.

The American Library Association has claimed that efforts to ban or restrict books in school libraries are on the rise amid concerns from parents regarding sexually graphic material depicting child sex and pedophilia. 

To mark Banned Book Week, PEN America offers thoughts about how banned books deny all youth the affirming and empathetic vision that literature sparks.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va.— A new policy (pdf) on parental notice of sexually explicit content in instructional materials was ...

A new report published by PEN America during National Banned Books Week, found that an increase in new book bans was tied to organized efforts to restrict...

Recent controversies, including proposed book bans in Ozarks school districts and a new law on explicit material, have raised awareness.

Celebrate the “freedom to read” at free events around the city.

This year’s candidates for the American Library Association’s banned book honor roll reflect the national culture war.